Bonjour mes amis. Comment ça va? Moi, ça va très bien! Pourquoi? Pourquoi pas! Mais, actuellement c’est parce que aujourd’hui est vendredi et demain est samedi. Aussi, samedi et dimanche, je cours! J’aime courir! Et j’ai trois jours sans travail.
Oh my that was exhausting and I hope it’s not too horrible.
Let me know!
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly – don’t ask me why! (From There was an old lady who swallowed a fly. Rose Boone and Alan Mills 1952).
In French this song is known as A vieille femme qui a avalé une mouche.
I just LOVE French words.
Hier / Yesterday, I heard this song and immediately asked myself – POURQUOI / WHY?
Why a life long quest to speak French? Why am I so drawn to a language and one I’m NOT even good at?
And why do I find it necessary to run 50 miles / 80.46 kilometers?
As much as I long to know, I know God will show me in His time. He always does.
It might not even be that deep – the reason. It might just be pourquoi pas / why not. Or, it might be a life changing super cool adventure, which would be so exciting! Regardless, He reminds me that while I wait, I should enjoy the ride.
“BUT why?”
It simply interests me.
I remember being 12 and dreaming of France. How I even knew what to dream about, I don’t know. Yet, I dreamed of colors and scents and scenes.
Ironically, I also remember being 12 and running through the woods by myself. I was afraid of the darker, thicker areas, but never too afraid. I knew all the trails and I loved being there.
When I made my way to France for the first time at 20 (wow that was a while ago) it was exactly as I dreamed.
As we drove across France to the Atlantic Ocean, I was oblivious to everything. I wasn’t even overly excited. Arriving at the ocean – I felt at home.
Dont ask me why. Je ne sais pas pourquoi / I don’t know why. I have no idea why, no more than I know why I’m training for a 50 mile run!
It simply interests me.
And I trust en Dieu / in God. God is BIG. He is HUGE. He is more than we can comprehend and He is in control – always has been, always will be.
He has the bandwidth to guide each of us individually along our way WHILE still at the same time – taking care of EVERYTHING.
Sitting down to do the work.
This week’s 50 mile marathon training schedule has me running 41 miles and 30 of them within two days (not sure how that’s going to pan out).
S’ asseoir ou s’assoir / To sit down.
My handsome half French guy and I have added a sit down night to our weekly schedule. He may or may not be as thrilled as I am to study…
One night each week we will sit down and go over our French lesson and drink French wine – ensemble! / together!
Learning French while running is Fantastique! It helps me to tick off the miles. I normally get two to three audio lessons in during one six mile run.
But to really drive the French learning home, we’ve added a sit down night. Allowing us planned, uninterupted time together. In addition, it will allow me the space to practice speaking French out loud not just dans ma tête.
Le Vin / The wine – it’s a bonus!
I love my half French guy, he never fails to support my endeavors. No matter how big, small, odd, lame, far-fetched or costly, he just goes with my flow.
Merci mon chérie. Je t’aime! Tu es trop mignon.
Note to self: Acheter / To buy. Be sure to buy champagne for the 50 mile run victory celebration. Cause you’re going to do it! Pourquoi Pas!
À la prochaine.
Suz
Suz Learns @ Behind the Postcard 
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